Universitätsbibliothek Mainz

USA Library

Databases

The most important databases:

ProQuest Research Library

Literature Online

America: History and Life

Full texts

The most important full-text collections:

19th Century U.S. Newspapers

U.S. Declassified Documents Online

Digital National Security Archive

Early American Imprints. Series I: Evans, 1639-1800

Early American Imprints. Series II: Shaw/Shoemaker, 1801-1819

U.S. Congressional Serial Set

The Making of Modern Law, The: Legal Treatises, 1800 - 1926 (MOML 1)

Making of Modern Law, The: U.S. Supreme Court Records and Briefs, 1832 - 1978 (MOML 2)

The Making of Modern Law: Trials 1600-1926 (MOML 3)

Federal Digital System / U.S. Government Printing Office GPO

E-Books

Selection of current e-books

Electronic daily newspapers

Current daily newspapers:

New York Times; Late Edition (East Coast)

The Washington Post

Historical daily newspapers:

19th Century U.S. Newspapers

America’s Historical Newspapers

ProQuest Historical Newspapers

Older volumes of the following US daily newspapers are available on roll film or microfiche and can be ordered from the Research Portal:

Los Angeles Times: 1990 - 2006

New York Times: 1852 - 1898, 1985 - 2015

Wall Street Journal: 1990 - 2000

Washington Post: 1990 - 2007

Electronic journals

ProQuest Research Library

Historical journals:

American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection, Series 1

American Antiquarian Society Historical Periodicals Collection, Series 2

The Nation Digital Archive (1865-2010)

Important magazines (printed and online)

The following online magazines can also be found as printed editions on the journal shelf of the USA Library:

National Geographic(available online with a 3 month delay)

New Yorker

Scientific American

Smithonian

Time

In addition, the USA Library has an interesting collection of about 500 journals of older volumes on microfiche (in theResearch Portal).

Reference books / dictionaries online

Dictionary of Literary Biography

Specialized Information Service

Specialized Information Service (FID) AAC: Library of Anglo-American Culture & History of the SUB Göttingen (evaluates numerous Internet sources, among other things)

New literature for you

New Acquisitions USA Library

More information

Virtual library on language and literature of the Anglo-American cultural area: Library of Anglo-American Culture & History (FID AAC)

Professional associations: German Association for American Studies

Research centers: John F. Kennedy Institute for North American Studies at the FU Berlin

Obama Institute for Transnational American Studies

Heidelberg Center For American Studies

Initiative on the Future of Transatlantic Relations: Atlantic Academy Rhineland-Palatinate

Important addresses

U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Germany

U.S. Consulate General Frankfurt/Main

Library of Congress

Library of Congress Catalog

Studying in the USA

The American Embassy in Germany offers detailed information on study opportunities in the USA on its website, including various language tests.

Department of International Affairs at the University of Mainz

Council Education USA 

Extensive information on study visits and internships in the USA, including language tests; maintains information offices in Leipzig, Hamburg, Munich, Freiburg, Heidelberg, Stuttgart.

The Educational Testing Service Network

Information on the common tests required to study at American universities (Toefl, GRE, etc.).

Funding for study visits to the USA:

The German-American Fulbright Commission

GAAS German Academic Exchange Service

Tipp

The holdings of the USA Library can be recognized in the Research Portal by the note "Location: USA BIBL".